Limonium gmelini explained

Limonium gmelini, the Siberian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to east-central and southeastern Europe, Russia, the north Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, parts of Siberia, Xinjiang, and Mongolia.^{[1] [2]} A widespread halophytic species, it is found growing in seeps, meadows, steppes, roadsides, and wastelands, as long as they are saline.^{[3] [4]}

The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, and there are a number of cultivars, including 'Ste10', and 'Perestrojka'.^{[5] [6] [7]} The Royal Horticultural Society considers this clump-forming perennial's "smoky-blue, long-lasting flowers" to be "very attractive" to pollinators.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 686792-1 . Limonium gmelini (Willd.) Kuntze . 13 January 2023 .
2. Effects of Low Temperatures and Gibberellic Acid on Flowering of Limonium gmelinii . 2000 . Dalla Guda . C. . Scordo . E. . Allera . C. . Farina . E. . Acta Horticulturae . 541 . 323–326 . 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.541.50 .
3. The discovery, naming and typification of Limonium gmelini (Plumbaginaceae) . 2017 . Malekmohammadi . Maryam . Lack . H. Walter . Lomonosova . Maria . Akhani . Hossein . Willdenowia . 47 . 2 . 99–106 . 10.3372/wi.47.47201 . 90378123 . ...therefore refrain from changing the orthography of the epithet to "gmelinii" . free .
4. Web site: 大叶补血草 da ye bu xue cao . . 2023 . Flora of China . efloras.org . 13 January 2023 .
5. Web site: Limonium gmelinii . 2023 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 13 January 2023 . 1 suppliers .
6. Web site: Limonium gmelinii Dazzle Rocks ('Ste10') . 2023 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 13 January 2023 . lilac-purple long-lasting flowers ... 4 suppliers .
7. Web site: Limonium gmelinii 'Perestrojka' . 2023 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 13 January 2023 .